DreamTemplate Review by CashSherpa.com

Whether you build websites from scratch or use templates, you need plenty of tools to make your creations come alive. But templates, vectors, stock photos, etc. are not exactly cheap when you buy them individually. Websites like Dream Template offer a solution—bundled packages and unlimited downloads for one price. Dream Template provides downloadable and editable website templates, and boasts of “one of the most comprehensive and professionally designed collections” in the market. They also let you edit the PSD and HTML files used to design the templates.

Dream Template has three membership plans: Basic, Premium and Lifetime. Basic users pay $59.95/year or $96.00 for 3 years. Premium users pay $89.95 for 13 months and $129.95 for 37 months, while Lifetime premium users pay $199.00. According to the website, you get unlimited downloads of the following for $59.95 (basic) per year:

Flash CSS, dynamic CSS, flash templates (with HTML and PSD files)

WordPress themes

Photo galleries

Word and PowerPoint templates

True-type fonts

Stock vectors

Logos

Business forms and documents

Textures

Basic users can also access Dream Template’s other sites like BrochureReady.com and ThemeLayout.com for more tools. Premium users gain access to five more sites like Hotweb2logos.com, Myvectorstore.com, webmastertools.net and others. The Dream Template site doesn’t go into detail about the pricing, so make sure to read fine print carefully. Dream Template gives you the source files (both PSD and HTML) so you can edit or customize them using HTML editors like Dreamweaver and photo editors like Photoshop. They also update their large collection regularly so there’s always new stuff available.

What I like best about Dream Template is their massive collection—you’re sure to find something you like. If you can’t find what you’re looking for on the Dream Template website itself, you can access the other sites for more tools (requires separate login). Most templates are professional and pretty, and while not all are fully functional, most of the time you can tweak the templates to get the look you need. It’s easy to search for templates too. You can sort by type, keyword, description or designer. The preview feature lets you see what you’re getting to save time.

On the con side, customer support is mediocre. It’s a ticketing system without phone support, so best of luck if you want troubleshooting by a live person. Most negative reviews are about not getting help when needed. Dream Template did improve their FAQ, help pages and blog, but people with no web design experience will find it overwhelming. Another downside is the quality of some templates. E-commerce templates are made up of images, and some are badly-written layouts that are difficult to customize. But professional designers should be right at home and should be satisfied with their sizeable bag of goodies.

Pros:

Cheap basic package

Mostly on website templates

Extensive library

Access to many other sites

Unique designs

Easy to navigate library

Cons:

So-so customer support

Newbie designers may find it hard to customize templates

Vague pricing scheme (not clearly detailed on the website)

Some messy templates

Very limited money-back guarantee

Verdict:

Dream Template is great if you want lots of HTML templates and additional tools for cheap, especially if you’re an experienced web designer. Newbies should probably look for another company with dedicated phone support—Dream Template’s customer support is as basic as you can get, and some templates are messy and very hard to customize. I also don’t recommend signing up for the $60 basic package if you just need one template. Paying $30 for one template when you can get hundreds for just $60 may sound ridiculous, but you don’t want to be stuck with a ton of content you’re never going to use.

One Response

Hey, can I directly transfer these templates to my running site; I hope that will not affect my presence in Google searches. Finding best templates is like encumbrance on me and sometime I have to search for two hours to find best templates to fit in my site.